Plasticity of Streptomyces coelicolor Membrane Composition Under Different Growth Conditions and During Development.

ABSTRACT: Streptomyces coelicolor is a model actinomycete that is well known for the diversity of its secondary metabolism and its complex life cycle. As a soil inhabitant, it is exposed to heterogeneous and frequently changing environmental circumstances. In the present work, we studied the effect of diverse growth conditions and phosphate depletion on its lipid profile and the relationship between membrane lipid composition and development in S. coelicolor. The lipid profile from cultures grown on solid media, which is closer to the natural habitat of this microorganism, does not resemble the previously reported lipid composition from liquid grown cultures of S. coelicolor. Wide variations were also observed across different media, growth phases, and developmental stages indicating active membrane

SUBMITTER: Sandoval-Calderon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4686642 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature